So, I’ve just finished my 5th and final studio of the semester! It was in printmaking where we learned to do relief printing. Our brief was to take something from an existing publication – like a magazine, book, flyer, etc – and take it apart, using them to create stencils for a series of prints. Once again my fondness for architecture was a source of inspiration for this, so I chose the most interesting buildings in some cheap op-shop mags and set about making stencils. My favourite styles, or periods, are Art Deco and the Bauhaus. I deconstructed some of the buildings’ features to create shapes on multiple stencils. After printing some ‘flat’ colour sheets I started printing the stencils onto them and experimented with different colour combinations. The whole project ballooned and I ended up making a lot of images, and I still have plans for doing a whole lot more.

I presented the ones that had some kind of flow to them on the wall. One group were just the buildings shapes, while another were sheets that I had photocopied the image on to before printing. A third group I put up quickly were the stencils framing bits of wood grain paper they were hung on.

I ended up having a lot of fun and a whole bunch of ideas for future projects, so much so I decided to change my studio choice for next semester from sculpture to printmaking (to do along with photography).